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Laser sintering of silver nanoparticle thin films: microstructure and optical properties

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We present a method for the sintering of silver (Ag) nanoparticle thin films by millisecond pulsed laser irradiation. The microstructure of sintered thin films and sintering behaviors of nanoparticles were systematically investigated in this paper. Absorption spectra of sintered thin films showed blue-shifted surface plasmon resonances (SPR) from 500 nm to 480 nm and red-shifted from 480 nm to 550 nm when laser power was varied from 100 W to 140 W and from 140 W to 200 W, respectively. This indicates a new technique to control light absorption through joining nanoparticles with laser sintering. According to theoretical calculations based on a heat diffusion model, the melting temperature of these Ag nanoparticles was estimated to be 440 °C during laser irradiation.

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This work was supported financially by the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program, National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada discovery grant and the State Scholarship Fund of China (No. 2010640009). The authors would like to acknowledge the comments and suggestions of Professor Scott Lawson and Dr. Xiaogang Li from the Centre for Advanced Materials Joining at the University of Waterloo.

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Peng, P., Hu, A. & Zhou, Y. Laser sintering of silver nanoparticle thin films: microstructure and optical properties. Appl. Phys. A 108, 685–691 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-012-6951-1

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